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LOT 0765
Roman Gold Ring with Victory Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.74 grams, 21.98 mm overall, 18.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)).
Slender D-section hoop with angled shoulders, bezel set with a carnelian intaglio bearing the image of winged Victory holding a wreath.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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